Fruit and vegetable stand



April 28, 1931.

J. H. SCOTT 1,802,579

FRUIT AND VEGETABLE STAND Filed March 18, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 April28, 1931.

J. H. SCOTT FRUIT AND VEGETABLE STAND Filed March 18, 193(1' 2Sheets-Sheet 2 //v W 729/? Q Patented Apr. '28, 1931 r c i UNITED STATESJOHN HILLIARD soorr, or TORONTO; ONTARIO! CANADA- FRUIT AND VEGETABIJEVSTA-ND" Application filed March 1s, 1. 50. seiiai in gasket 1 Myinvention relates to improvements in falling tlirougli 'tlie perforatedbot j fruit and vegetable stands, and the object t in'of'tliebine'entethe convey or'band fi. of the invention is to devise a simple form ofFromti'ine' to time thecoi'iveyor baiid Z stand whereby various kinds offruits and lee operated by either one of rthe cranks9fso veggntables maybe held for use in such a way as to dirt into thepans 12 01""13 5 thatthe dirt and moisture therefrom will whichareemptied whendill'edl H y betaken care of so that it will not be scatsuperstructurejfformedfalffr-ainjeflfi tered in the compartment in which the stand siinila "tothe frame is upon stand? is located, and it consists essentially of theard bar'slti-sefcured to the'bottom to the frame 1 arrangement andconstruction of parts all 1 and'at thetopto mense -15.; stand ashereinafter more particularly explained. ard bar s may bedetachablyconnec'tedtothese Fig. 1. is a perspective view ofmy stand.frames so. that if e'sirefd the scruetu einay Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view befbrokenf down and shippedin'a eempera through Fig. 1.tl'vel'ysmall space.

a 15 Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view. 17 are transverse barscarried the stand 6 In the drawings like characters of referard'barsltiand" longitudinallyextending ence indicate corresponding parts in eachvl oar bar providedv vithupwardextensions figure. 19." 'Transversebars reprovided, the front' The base structure of the stand comprises Qlbfwhichare supporte upon each 20 a frame 1 formed of angle bars substantiallytIfansvefiSe b?LI 1 .th i mcliate portion 7 oblong in form with thefront cornerschamslit-ending 'vertically as indicated at 22" and feredoff as indicatedat 1 spaced apart cross thfrear' portion in "an incline''direction' as bars 2 extending transversely of the frame at l i e M23its extremity-being supported suitable distances apart, a series of bins0 3alp g tuclinalbaf2&1 w a 25 formed by a perforated or mesh bottom 3,lhehprlzontalp 1j't1jons2l supporta per;- 75 extending over the frame 1and supported foratjedonmeslrbottbm'25, 26. a perfo-j by the cross bars2, a surrounding wall 4 also "Wall 'extendingffaround the frame 151'made of perforated or mesh material and Perforated Wall secured totlieve'rtical .transverse partitions 5 also are preferably p5rt1oi1s22of tlibarsQ O and 28aretraiis4 30 made of perforated or ofmesh material. verse/ walls extending between the; wal1s 26 Within theframe 1 beneath the cross bars I op f fm th pacei tn Ql p l l m a 2 iscarried a conveyor 6 extending to a point Z Q If pfifitiklnlllg ;YfifidllsiliinClS giflui The adjacent one end of the frame 1 to a point nclne bar e uene 23 also su'ppoi't perfo-f adjacent tl1e opposite end,or inother words, rat orjm hb tpmfwhichisgsnrreandedby as to a point ustoutside the end transverse P f fi BdWfl1 29dividedbyfatraneverse s5prising aband 7 mounted uponrollers 8 each 13 h 'f rm' d. a? the. wid sh 'i dflijpart of which is operated by a crank 9. The frame lii lt f jyth transverse W 5 1 is also carried on supporting brackets 10Idthe;.space'betfiveenjth erid trans- 90" provided with rollers 11 bywhiclrthe device 1 VQIS? WQHS: S f lpp ir eda pa pro ided may be movedfrom place to place. Between W lffihya drarnfhole 35 from wh ch extendsthe ends of the conveyor and the ends of the 1 1 11911 6 61-0 anysuitable connection'to' frame 1 anopening is formed through which t fDfh cempartment 111 which the 5.5 the dirt gathered on the conveyor isdisstand islocated.

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12 and 13 are dirt receiving pans withdrawave devised a very simpledevice which will ably supported upon loop bars 14. All-vegeholda verygreat many different fruits and" tables with roots which shed dirt areplaced vegetables,vvliichwilltakecarefofall the dirt' 'rreia- 'thfisjaefseriptien; it wi l? be een aa r in the bins formed between thepartitions 5, falling therefrom particularly reorvegembles and themoisture which is shed from lettuce ried at each end of the fruitreceiving compartments within the surrounding wall of thesuperstructure, and provided with drain outlets for moisture gatheringtherein.

JOHN HILLIARD SCOTT.

tween the front and rear portions of the sur rounding wall, supportingmeans for the frame, means for receivlng thedirt passmg through theperforated bottom from the veg e table supported thereon, means forconveying the dirt to either end of the frame to a discharging point,and a withdrawable dirt receiving container carried at each end of theframe.

2. A fruit and vegetable stand comprising a base consisting of an oblongframe carried on suitable supports, transverse bars carried by theframe, a perforated bottom wall carried by the cross bars, a surroundingwall carried by the frame, transverse partitions extending between thefront and rear portions of the surrounding walls, an endless conveyorcarried in the base frame beneath the transverse bars, and operatingcranks for operating the conveyor.

3. A fruit and vegetable stand comprising a base consisting of an oblongframe carried on suitable supports, transverse bars carried by theframe, a perforated bottom wall car-' ried by the cross bars, asurrounding wall carried by the frame, transverse. partitions extendingbetween the front and rear portions of the surounding walls, an endlessconveyor carried in the base frame beneath the transverse bars andextending into proximity to each end ofthe base frame to form adischarge opening, a dirt receiving pan withdrawably carried by the baseframe beneath such discharge openings, and cranks for operating theconveyor. V I i 4. A fruit and'vegetable standcomprising a basestructure consisting of an oblong frame, transverse bars carried by theframe in suitably spaced apart positions, a surrounding wall carried bythe frame, a perforated or mesh bottom wall carried by the cross barsand transverse partitions extending between the front and rear portionsof the surrounding wall, supporting means for the frame, means forreceiving the dirt passing through the perforated bottom from the vege:table supported thereon, means for conveying the dirt to either end ofthe frame to a discharging point, a superstructure comprising an oblongframe, supporting standards for carrying the superstructure above thebase frame, a surrounding wall carried bythe superstructure frame,suitably divided, fruit receiving compartments carried by the centralportion of the superstructure, a pan car-

